Brown Soda Bread Recipe

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Ingredients

1996 from Bon Appétit, May 1996
1 3/4 1 3/4 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 3/4 1 3/4 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
3 3 3 Tbsp. instant oats
1 1 1 Tbsp. ground flax seeds
2 2 2 Tbsp. packed dark brown sugar
1 1 1 tsp. baking soda
1 1 1 tsp. salt
2 2 2 Tbsp. (1/4 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2 2 2 cups buttermilk
to 35 40 to the prepared loaf pan, and bake until the bread is golden brown, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. It should take between 35 and 40 minutes. Turn out the bread onto a rack and cool slightly before serving.

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and butter a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
Combine the first seven ingredients in a large bowl, and mix well.
Add the butter, and rub it in with your fingertips until the mixture resembles a fine meal.
Dig a well in the center of the dry ingredients, fill with the buttermilk, and stir just until the liquid is fully integrated. Any longer, and you risk a tough dough.
The consistency will be something between a very soft dough and a thick, lumpy batter.

Transfer the dough to the prepared loaf pan, and bake until the bread is golden brown, and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. It should take between 35 and 40 minutes. Turn out the bread onto a rack and cool slightly before serving